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As the literary world is roiled by fights over politics and war, are we losing sight of the writer’s purpose?

“People feel differently about their bookstore than they do about their grocery store or electronics store,” writes Evan Friss, in praise of a retail ritual battered by the internet.

The brother, son and grandson of famous English writers, he carved out his own space as a composer, critic, columnist and historian.

Before there was a feature film or a book, there was Crockett Johnson.